<< >> NASA ASRS Report 570957, January 2003

A C210 pilot became disoriented during an IMC takeoff from fat and came within 100 ft of the control tower.

Attributes
ACN	570957
Time
Date	200301
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fat.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fat.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	570957
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other spatial deviation
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was cleared for takeoff on runway 29R, told to fly runway heading. Upon leaving the ground, I was in the fog immediately and became spatially disoriented. I became fixated on my airspeed and did not realize I was in a left turn. At 500 ft MSL, I realized I was on a heading of 210 degrees. I immediately turned left, just as ATC radioed my deviation and reported I came within 100 ft of the tower.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C210 PLT BECAME DISORIENTED DURING AN IMC TKOF FROM FAT AND CAME WITHIN 100 FT OF THE CTL TWR.

Narrative: I WAS CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 29R, TOLD TO FLY RWY HDG. UPON LEAVING THE GND, I WAS IN THE FOG IMMEDIATELY AND BECAME SPATIALLY DISORIENTED. I BECAME FIXATED ON MY AIRSPEED AND DID NOT REALIZE I WAS IN A L TURN. AT 500 FT MSL, I REALIZED I WAS ON A HDG OF 210 DEGS. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED L, JUST AS ATC RADIOED MY DEV AND RPTED I CAME WITHIN 100 FT OF THE TWR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.